The Plum in the Golden Vase: Gathering v. 1
v. 1: Gathering (Princeton Library of Asian Translations)
David Tod Roy
ISBN: | 9780691016146 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Published: | 31 March, 1997 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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The Plum in the Golden Vase: Gathering v. 1
v. 1: Gathering (Princeton Library of Asian Translations)
David Tod Roy
In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.
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